Hero Dossier

Merlin

A high-complexity wizard who preps spell schools and spends Potency runes to amplify effects across damage, control, mobility, and team utility.

Ranged
AoE
Support
Crowd Control

Abilities

Day Set
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Celestial Potency

[Fandom-verified, not yet confirmed in official patch-note naming] Passive: conjures up to 3 Potency runes that are consumed by the next spell to enhance it. Active: briefly turns intangible and immediately conjures maximum Potency runes.

Charge-based

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Magic Strikes

[Fandom-verified, not yet confirmed in official patch-note naming] Chains magic attacks; final hit can conjure a Potency rune if it hits at least one enemy.

Passive

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Nature Spells

Prepares Merlin's nature spell school for the next cast.

Short cooldown

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Giant Brambles

Conjures giant brambles that collide for area damage; Potency increases damage.

Short cooldown

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Starfall

Calls stars down on nearby enemies; Potency increases targets and damage.

Long cooldown

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Stone Shield

Creates a defensive stone barrier that blocks incoming damage and later bursts for area damage.

Long cooldown

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Arcane Spells

Prepares Merlin's arcane spell school for the next cast.

Short cooldown

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Fork of Lightning

Channels piercing lightning through enemies; Potency increases damage.

Long cooldown

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Fireball

Launches an exploding fire projectile that ignites enemies; damage scales with travel distance.

Short cooldown

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Frost Orb

Deploys a tracking frost orb that repeatedly damages and chills enemies over time.

Long cooldown

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Sacred Spells

Prepares Merlin's sacred spell school for the next cast.

Short cooldown

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Blessing

Targets the most wounded nearby ally with regeneration; Potency increases regeneration value.

Short cooldown

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Light Nova

Emits a light burst that stuns/staggers enemies and grants shield to nearby allies when enemies are hit.

Long cooldown

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Blink

Turns Merlin intangible and teleports forward.

Short cooldown

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Standing Stone

[Fandom-verified ultimate name/mechanic] Summons a taunting standing stone that eventually explodes for heavy area damage.

Long cooldown

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Cataclysm

[Fandom-verified ultimate option under Forbidden Spells] Calls down a controllable-impact meteor that deals massive area damage.

Long cooldown

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Unholy Strikes

[Fandom-verified ultimate option under Forbidden Spells] Empowers upcoming attacks to fire piercing corrupted projectiles and generate Potency on hit.

Long cooldown

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Blood Ritual

[Fandom-verified ultimate option under Forbidden Spells] Sacrifices Merlin's health to revive/heal allies and damage nearby enemies based on life sacrificed.

Long cooldown

Talents

Talent Tree

Common

26 talents

Rare

0 talents

No rare talents listed for this hero yet.

Epic

0 talents

No epic talents listed for this hero yet.

Legendary

0 talents

No legendary talents listed for this hero yet.